Kylix impressa

Kylix impressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[2]

Kylix impressa
Drawing of a shell of Kylix impressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Kylix
Species:	K. impressa
Binomial name
Kylix impressa (Hinds, 1843) [1]
Synonyms[2]
Clavatula impressa Hinds, 1843 (basionym) Drillia impressa (Hinds, 1843) Drillia (Clavus) impressa (Hinds, 1843) Elaeocyma impressa Hinds, 1843 Pleurotoma impressa (Hinds, 1843)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 14 mm. The shell is tuberculately ribbed with oblique ribs. The interstices are transversely striated The back of the body whorl is smooth. The shell has a pale flesh-color, the ribs are whitish. The outer lip is a little expanded.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean from Nicaragua to Costa Rica.